Daring Young Mom Giveaway

Katherine says to post a link on my blog for her giveaway - so here it is.
Check it out. Super awesome giveaway from a super awesome blog. Thanks Katherine!

"H"

Hannah learned how to write her first letter! We taught her how to write an "H" as our first step in learning to write her name. She was so proud! Please see pictures below.

Kids Say The Darndest Things

They really do! Hannah was being really funny in the car this morning, so I decided to post some of my most favorite quotes of hers.

1. (I am calling her pretty.) "I not pretty, I Hannah!!!" She is clearly angered by the fact that I have forgotten her name.
2. "But I'm still sleepy!" This is when I am trying to wake her up in the morning. It would be very sweet and charming and almost make me feel bad for her if she hadn't had me up half of the night telling me that she wanted fruit snacks, and she missed Leslie, and that she needed to paint.
3. "You wong!" meaning "You're wrong!" I don't remember what I was wrong about, but it was really funny because when she said "wong" I said "wong" and then she was yelling "wong" at me because I was mispronouncing the word!
4. "I have glue in my eye!" There was no glue in her eye. She was in her carseat on the highway with no glue in sight.
5. "I miss papa's pop..." She sounded very depressed about this.

That is my small list for now. There will be more to come!

Haugen's Galleri Contest

Haugen's Galleri (the portrait studio in Monmouth) is having a pretty cool contest right now. Basically there is a whole bunch of things you can do for entries in to their drawing and then you can win some really cool prizes... check out their blog for more info on that.
They take amazing photos and always seem to have some sort of special going on. Hannah had her pictures taken there once when she was little, but Ben won their Beautiful Baby contest when he was a baby. Very cute.
Check out their website at www.haugensgalleri.com!

Family Scare

We had quite the scare about a week ago. My dad was in a motorcycle accident on a bad corner on Roger's Rd. He broke 3 ribs and split his liver in 2. He is recovering quickly though and he is very lucky. The whole situation made my faith in God stronger than ever. I don't understand people who don't believe in God. Everything happens for a reason and I don't get how people don't think that there is a higher power involved. The weirdest things were that my phone had died right before I left work, I, for some reason, felt like I needed my cell phone for the 10 minute drive home so I put my SIM card in a work phone (something that I have never done before). I was picking the girls up from daycare and the phone would not stop ringing. I looked at it when I got in the car and I had like 5 missed calls. 2 from Autumn and 3 from Keith from work. I called Keith back and apparently him and my boss Justin had been right behind my dad when he wrecked. They got his phone from him and when they opened it they saw a picture of Hannah. Immediately they knew he was related to me. So, they called me. It was very scary, but I impressed myself by how calm I could act in an emergency. If they hadn't have been behind him, I don't think anybody would have seen him in that ditch.
Moral of the story: THERE IS A GOD. Believe. Pray. Be thankful everyday for what you have and don't take your loved ones for granted. You never know when they will be taken from you.

Baby Leslie

Just because she is so pretty, here are some pictures! You're welcome.

First Haircut!

I finally, after 2 and a half years, let Hannah get her haircut. Well, more like a trim. She had very long hair to the middle of her back, but it wasn't shaped and it looked kind of stringy. I was just sad because I thought she was going to lose all of her pretty curls. Anywho, I just got the uneven parts trimmed up and her curls are more bouncy than ever. Super cute.

Our Friend Wyatt

Hannah has met her future husband. OK, maybe I'm exaggerating a little. But they are really cute together. His name is Wyatt and Ben and I are friends with his parents. He's about 6 months older than Hannah and they have so much fun together. The best part is that Hannah can be as rough as she likes to be and he thinks that it's hilarious.
A couple of weeks ago Brooke (Wyatt's Mommy) and I took the kids to the park and let them play in the fountain. They had an awesome time and they were sad when they had to leave.

Oh, to accessorize and what not...

Hannah is to the age now where she wants to dress herself. And accessorize. And have lipstick on. Although this is very entertaining, it also has the potential to be very embarrassing.

Leslie is crawling!

My little genius! The day before she turned 6 months old she started crawling for her grammy Dianne!

My baby is getting married!

Not really. Wedding is just Hannah's favorite thing to play. She is adorable. She walks around and gathers things in her purse such as lotions, fake food, make up, etc. and says she is getting married. She was doing this the other night, so I asked if she would like a wedding dress. Of course this started more chaos and excitement then I could have imagined. So, we got out one of my old Halloween costumes and put it on Hannah. She walked around telling the dog, her dad, her baby sister, and anything else in the house that would listen that she was getting married. And then she proceeded to spray her face with a spray bottle filled with water, because this is obviously how you prepare for your wedding.

Back on track!

I am a complete slacker. I am a procrastinator as well. I use the excuse of being a busy mom of 2 for not getting things done. Really, before I had 2 kids, I was the same way. Today I am making a vow to myself to be on track. I will blog more often about how cute and sweet and amazing my children are. I will do the house work before I watch TV. I am going to be better on my diet. Today I am more focused, driven, and a new, more responsible Amber! I'm inspiring right?

Cute Kid Contest

The photography studio in Independence is having a Cute Kid Contest. The theme is Bugs, Butterflies, and Flowers. I entered Hannah and Leslie. I dressed Hannah up as a fairy (precious) and put Leslie in a white dress with tulips (precious again). Check out the pictures at http://www.ckphotography.net/. Click on Client Proofs at the bottom and in the middle drop down list on the next page find Hannah and Leslie. Let me know what you think.

Going To The Park

We went to the park yesterday. Hannah had a blast and Leslie really seemed to enjoy looking around at everything.

Sick Kids

Hannah was really cranky when we left my parents house last night, so when we got home I decided to put her to bed. She was really fussy in her room, but I thought she just wanted out of bed, and then she started yelling "puched!" Well, she threw up all over herself again! This is her 2nd time in a week being sick :( I put her in the bath, changed her sheets and put her back to bed. She was fine after that, but it was so sad.

And then... I was laying in my bed with Leslie trying to get her to sleep and she puked all over me!!! Arghh!!! When am I going to have 2 healthy kids!?

Back To Work

Today is my second day back to work FULL TIME! I really miss the girls (and Ben) when I am gone, but I feel like work is the only sane, adult time I get away from them. So it is a nice break sometimes. Yesterday was really difficult coming back to work after lunch was over. Hannah didn't want me to leave, so that was sad, but she didn't cry! It will get easier, I'm sure.